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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
The Daily NeLraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska
.OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Under direction of the Student Publication Board
TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
Published Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
morninsa during the aeademio year.
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' Entered aa eecond-elass matter at the poatoffice In Lincoln,
Nebranka. under act of Congress, March I, 187. and at special
rata of poaUge provided for In section lius. act vciuoer .
1917, authorised January 20. 122.
tt a year.
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WHO CARES?
Thetudent is a peculiar individual. He is so hu-
mb,i He becomes irritated over some trmai matter
rants violently and then forgets all about it. He
dislikes having anyone imposing upon his individual
rights but he does not have the necessary incentive
to see that things are adjusted to his pleasure.
Tcf foil erpat nrotest was voiced when the
12-15 rule was passed. Since then the rule, although
theoretically logical, has proved unsatisfactory and im
practical. But the rule- remains. Who cares?
One parking rule after another has been imposed
upon the students until they must now search diligently
tr,y r,1-e to leave their cars when on the campus.
And city traffic enjoys the privileges granted at the
expense of the students. But permanent parallel signs
have been placed on the streets adjacent to the Uni-
tr.Titi7 Who cares?
The faculty passes such measures as it believes
should be enacted and student leaders and cliques ad
just conditions to their own selfish aims. And wny noti
For as long as such rules and measures do not inter
fere with sleeping and eating who cares?
"It's not the original cost, it'b the upkeep," sighed
the amateur as he crawled from the wreckage of his
new plane.
THE CAMPAIGN SPEECH
Nebraska may return to the days of yore in poli
tical action. For instead of the radio, the latest means
of contact with the electorate, one of the candidates
invites his rporient to return with him to the stump
and contest with him for one of our highest offices,
that of United States senator from Nebraska.
The Democratic nominee for this office has chal
lenged, or invited, his Republican opponent to parti
cipate in a series of six debates a week, each evening
except Sunday, during a period of fifteen weeks. This
would enable the presentation in ninety towns through
out the states, the cities to be chosen at a later date in
a manner so as to reach the maximum number of voters.
The men are to divide the time equally each evening
and to. alternate in opening and closing the speaking.
Perhaps this proposal is a seeming reaction to the
extreme modernist. But even that attitude might be
questioned when the problem of what constitutes a
modernist is considered. In political affairs, as far as
the good of government and each citizen is concerned,
the modernist might well be considered as the person
who favors reaching the greatest portion of the elec
torate in the most effective manner. If this can be done
by carrying the campaign to the stump in ninety dif
ferent communities in a better and more effective style
than it can by a few speaking engagements and a radio
and publication campaign, then should the people of
Nebraska demand it.
Taking the proposal up from the various points of
view, let us consider the element of financial problems
involved. The debate between the two candidates will
enable both parties in each of these communities to
unite and thus cut down expenses. This is no small con
sideration in the face of public opinion at the present
day.
It will also tend to 'increase the interest in the
political events, as it is difficult to secure as just an
opinion of the candidates involved by seeing their
pictures and reading their speeches or hearing them
over the radio as can be had from seeing and hearing
the min person. It will increase the attraction and form
an incentive for the individual voter to carry out his
duty. This would result in a more general and intense
participation in the elections. The increased responsi
bility felt by the person chosen, due to the greater
interest taken in his election and action as a result of
the personal contact in such a campaign as this, would
be sufficient in itself to make this proposal worthwhile.
It would also give the voters a better and easier
way to secure in their own minds a clearer idea of
the issues involved and the attitudes taken by each can
didate toward these issues. By presenting before the
people, in direct opposition before his" opponent, each
man will be forced to state his intentions as to the
problems presenting themselves. From this the voters
may secure a graphic picture of each man and his prin
ciples. They may then choose in more, capable manner
the man that they feel would be the most capable and
deserving of representing this state in the United
States senate.
Tk Cynic Say-si
American girls may be prettier than heaven's an
gels but I'm still wary of blind dates.
In Other Columns j
SCHOLASTIC "VAGABONDS"
Unharrassed by attendance cares' and untroubled
by "cuts," blue slips or excuses, students at the New
York university will more peacefully wend their way
about the environg of their alma mater. Compulsory
attendance for upperclassmen who have attained an
average of 80 has been discarded. This action has been
taken after Smith, Cornell, and other colleges have
adopted similar courses. This new tendency in Ameri
can colleges has been rapidly growing in favor among
the undergraduate body. Harvard has initiated a prac
tice of enabling the student to attend any lecture or
class for the purpose of broadening his outlook and ex
tending his knowledge beyond that of his chosen field
Audit courses at Minnesota have partially filled a
innw TiepHpd want at Minnesota. Yet there are even
more steps that can be taken in the pursuit of a liberal
education. Too great an emphasis has been placed upon
the compulsory feature in classes and lectures. We hear
the roaring retort that disciplines of that kind are
needed in universities where the halls are teeming with
quasi-scholars. Yes, there is deplorably, a plethora of
6tudents. But it does seem quite irrational to compel
students to "sit through" lectures against their volition
when they have the attitude that the lecture is an in
escapable evil and must be tolerated to avoid brushes
with the authorities. If the student believes himself to
be self-contained, and does not need the assistance of
the lecturer or the instructor, all is well. He alone is
to be considered. If he is an exceptional student and
cannot derive any added benefit from his class after
the information gleaned from his reading he should be
allowed to attend his classes only when he believes it
necessary. In this event the instructor would act only
as a guide for his reading and study. Periodic examin
ations would reveal his information or misinformation.
The talented student need not be throttled by
mediocrity, but could pursue his studies in his own in
dividual manner. Men are not created equal. It- is in
imical to the more enlightened education to standardize
and pigeon-hole all students in one category. If the
abnormal student can maintain his plane of ability
under optional attendance, he should be permitted to
be the master of his scholastic fate. Then, he will be
able to devote more of his time to the study of subjects
outside of his particular curriculum. Then, will he be
come a truer scholar and a gentleman. Minnesota
Daily.
Notices
Women used to leave their mark on men with a
rolling pin. Now they use lipstick. Wisconsin Daily
Cardinal.
POLICEMAN NEW STYLE
A novel plan is being tried by the Springfield,
Miss., police department. A young man has been ap
pointed as special policeman whose duty will be "to
promote good relations between thelboys of his home
city and the police, and to control evil tendencies."
The success of the experiment will, of course, de
pend mostly on the young man. His qualities must be
high if he would bring about friendly relations between
the hooligan element and the law.
Any attempt to bring to youth understanding of
the principles behind social prohibitions is a move in
the right direction. The present tendency is to seek for
the causes of youthful delinquency. The home, the
schools, the church have all been under the microscope.
But it is when away from these environments that boys
will most be boys.
The young missionary policeman has a rich field
mav his harvest be abundant! The Columbia Mis-
sourian.
Wednesday, April 18
Gamma Alpha Chi
Gamma Alpha Chi will meet Wednesday
at 6 o'clock in the advertising office in
Social Sciences. e
Student Council
A meeting of the Student Council has
oeen called for Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock in the Temple, R- urn 204.
Farmers Fair
A meeting of the Farmera Fair committee
chairmen, joint chairmen, and committee
members will be held Wednesday April 18,
1 o'clock, Ag Hall. All are urged to attend.
Graduating Seniors
Representatives of the S. S. Kresire com.
pany will meet graduating seniors Wednes
day afternoon at Social sciences avb at
o'clock. All senior who are interested in
connecting with their system of stores are
urged to attend.
Phi Siema
Phi Sigma will hold initiation Wednesday
April 18 at Bessey Hall at 7 oclock.
Kbdim Phi
Kappa Phi is sponsoring a benefit per
formance at the Liberty Wednesday even
ing. Members are asked to check in tickets
and money in the lobby before the show.
Lutheran Bible League
The Lutheran Bible League will meet
Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock in Temple
201.
Girra Commercial Club
Girl's Commercial Club meeting this eve
ning at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall.
Thursday, April 19
Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineer'a banquet, Thursday,
April 19. Grand Hotel at 6:15 o clock.
Mathematica Club
Mathematics club meeting Thursday,
April 19. 7:80 o'clock, main lecture room,
Physics building. Professor Swetey will
talk. Public is invited.
Friday, April 20
Lutheran Students .
Lutheran students are invited to a Party
given under joint auspices of the Lutheran
Bible League and the Lutheran club in the
Armory Friday, April 20, at 8 oclock.
He never was married, never was wed. Nor offered
a woman a Gem; But he reads the corset and hosiery
ads. And he learned about women from them. Stu
dent Life.
THIS BUSINESS OF BEING COLLEGIATE
"Collegiate," synonymous with "absurdity," "im
becility," or "idiocy," is the popular expression which
is used to depict and justify the actions of our present
day younger generation. It is a term which, in addition
to denoting, excuses all vagaries in conduct and dress.
It explains vulgarity, raucousness, and noise; it war
rants looseness, licentiousness, and loudmouthness. A
person who is collegiate is one who sacrifices his indi
viduality to the half-cocked and half-baked ideas of a
smart aleck coterie who have not been spanked suf
ficiently in their impressionable years. The collegiate
one must be able to hold a sufficient amount of gin
to become amiable, cleverly, and popularly drunk. He
must be well versed in the proper technicalities of how
to treat a decent girl with the proper lack of respect.
His father is "the old man," and all his relatives are
fools and dull yokels.
Acting collegiate is a legal form of disorderly
conduct. The simple rules of courtesy, gentility, and
gentlemanliness, are, of course, considered stiff and old
fashioned. The collegiate one must always be at ease;
and this includes remaining in their seats when ladies
enter the room.
Being "collegiate," to sum up the definition, is a
state of mental deterioration which encourages the
adoption of any exaggerated style of clothes, outland
ish form of dancing, hard leather heels, and suspen
ders. Chicago Maroon.
1
She: Your shoulder is so eoft
He (tenderly) : So is your head.-CardinaL
-Wisconsin Daily
LOW EBB
Student opinion does not seem to amount to
much anymore. It is seldom that students take the time
to write anything criticising campus activities. This
same attitude is noticed outside of colleges. Why is
this so? y
It can be laid to lack of interest on part of the
people the attitude that whatever is done is O.K.
with them. Then when they get their toes tromped on
they howl but it's too late then.
Probably the real reason for the dying down of
public opinion can be attributed to the fact that nothing
tangible is ever gained from such opinions. A student
may sit at his typewriter half the night turning out
a first-rate criticism only to have it glanced at by the
readers. Then too, there is but a limited number of
things that a student can criticise and continue in good
standing with the administration. Many things appear,
but it would be unhealthy to print a constructive criti
cism. Therefore the student says: Well, what's the
use, anyway, and lets it go at that.
Why not give students the privilege to help work
out the beBt possible methods in colleges and univer
sities and any place else where they are interested?
There is an old saying that we profit by the mistakes
of others, and maybe it is the students that are in the
position to bring these mistakes to light The 'Idaho
Argonaut.
Hiebuhr Speaks at
Veapers Service
(Continued from Pare 1)
Christianity and do not accept the
cut and dried theory of Christianity
which is tisually presented in
iLurihes.
"VTiizt i
"Can it be
honesty?" be asked.
meEFBred by absolute
sLandirds? Tfco question is not fin
ally what is to be regarded as either
honest r diphoneRt for changing
times iead to changed conceptions,
but the question is, how ia one to
govern his actions with respect to
other individuals rights? To be fin
ally honest you may have to sacrifice
to others and you must be- sensitive
to the rights and resources of
others."
Defines Be-other b.oed
Brotherhood is th equalization
of privileges and always to some ex
tent in any aitempt at brotherhood
this equalization is effected.
Love is the only thing that re
deems life. Trust is the basis of de
cency. One of the greatest dangers
of college life is that we are separ
ated from those who believe in our
decency and are thrown among those
who din't Tegard us as either decent
or indecent. Love and trust are the
essence of forgiveness, a great ideal.
"You can get the most fun out
of life and out of the Christian faith
if you regard Christianity as an end
less experiment.. Don't sacrifice
everything to one ideal or one prin
ciple, but try to balance the values
of life, don't guide everything by
the one principle of love, which
though I believe the greatest ideal
in life, cannot reign supreme with
out other factors contributing to its
success," he insisted.
"Christianity is fanatical," he
concluded. "Christianity gives every
thing for one ideal, love, and Christ
ianity in practice is a question of
how far you can make this ideal real,
and how much you can discipline life
in terms of the life of Christ, which
exemplified love."
Margaret Adams led the meeting.
Dr. Niebuhr's talk was preceded by
a special vocal solo given by Mar
guerite Green, accompanied by Elea
nor Diehl.
'Play Ball-Batter Up'
In Ears of Ball Players
' (Continued from Page 1)
it has hit the ground and rolled sev
eral feet toward her, and she im
mediately starts to toss it to the next
batter. The girl on her way to first
base has seen the Ditcher's catch.
however, so without waiting tto ob
serve further developments, she turns
back toward the group of waiting
batter.
As the class warms up enthusiasm
increases and the game is livelier.
but somehow the team at bat has the
greater advantages because it is al
most impossible to strike out, but
the elusive little indoor ball, which
is only about eight inches in diameter
has an annoying trick of slipping
through the outstretched hands of
the waiting pitcher or basewoman
or one of the three shortsttops for
the fielders never seem to have much
to do.
"Batter up, batter up," the umpire
calls, but she is only a gym major,
and someone has spied the other half
of the class, which has been taking
a turn at track, being dismissed by
the regular instructor, and, the
warning. having been sounded, the
two ball teams are showing their
maximum of 6peed as they tear a
cross the field and around the cor
ner, bound for a shower, and street
clothes.
cal chapter, was toastmaster. He
opened the meeting with a welcome
to alumni members and newspaper
men, and the reading of a letter from
the national president, Mrs. James A.
Stewart, managing editor of the In
dianapolis Star.
Gayle C. Walker, director of the
School of Journalism of the Uni
versity, gave a talk in which he traced
the growth of Sigma Delta Chi as a
national organization, stressing the
growing tendency toward profession
alism on the part of the fraternity
and its members.
Ralph Bergsten, representing the
active chapter, told about the activ
ities of the local chapter and the ac
tivities of its members individually
As a recounter of stories he proved
himself an artist of no mean ability,
Coach Still Seeks
Likely Candidates
(Continued from Page 1)
roy Lucas have been shifted from
tackle positions to guard berths.
Greenberg, Justice, Joe Still, and
Gallawoy have also seen lots of ser
vice on the guard positions.
Last Session April 19
"Broadstone and Douglas get the
regular call at the tackle positions
although Eno and Chaloupka are
pushing them hard," asserted Coach
Bearg.
Maasdam, Bushee, Fisher, Simic,
Prucka, Othmer, Helmsdoerfer, and
Urban supply the end material from
which Leo Scherer is trying to de
velop two varsity ends for this falL
Phillips and Lemkuhl are the prob
able centers as they both have been
displaying marked improvement
"Practice will absolutely be over
Thursday, April 19," Coach Bearg
asserted, "and until then I'm asking
for regular turnouts of all men reg
istered for practice."
Journalists Meet
On Founders Day
(Continued from Page 1)
cerety that his andience was held toy
his emotions.
George Grimes, of the Omaha
World-Herald,a Nebraska graduate,
gave a talk on journalism as a pro-i
fessiou. He expressed the belief that
a newspaper man can maintain his in
tellectual and professional honor bet
ter than any other professional man.
He said that he preferred newspaper
work to any other profession because
is offers the opportunity to get on
the inside of things that are hap
pening, and is intensely fascinating.
Lee Vance, ex-president of the lo-
Visitor Talks on
Position of Religion
(Continued from Page 1)
but unable to penetrate the whole
circumference and control certain
automatic processes.
Says God Suffers
"God works against opposition in
the world, against an inertia which
frustrates his creativity," declared
Dr. Niebuhr. "Creativity always
functions through pain, and every
triumph is paid for in suffering
even God experiences the cosmic
cross.
"Much of the world is impersonal,
and so too much of it is not moral.
Certainly no morality is revealed in
the jungle. Young people frequently
like to draw the illogical conclusion
that if the universe is not moral
they need not be either," continued
the speaker.
Refutes Dismal Philosophy
Dr. Niebuhr stated that many
people live fairly moral lives based
on the dismal philosophy that there
is nothing in the world which guar
antees personality. But pride soon
corrapts that view, for when men
find nothing in the world higher than
themselves they cannot live the high
est type of life. Despair eventually
destroys such attempts, because even
the courageous soon tire of resisting!
the entire universe.
"Religion is a conflict between
values and things and religion main
tains that values an real. Life based
on the projection of this hypothesis
finds evidence from personal exper
ience and from nature which substan
tiates the view.
Mere pantheism is however almost
as bad as mechanism, for when God
is identified with nature, one sancti
fies all of nature's cruelties. One of
the worst heresies in the world is to
say that God is good, and that God is
everywhere."
Dr. Niebuhr stated in conclusion
"God is the spiritual element in the
universe, integral to all reality.
Faith in God is projection of a hy
pothesis which makes personality
real, beating back the brute forces
of nature."
Greek Banquet
Tuesday, May 1
(Continued from Page 1)
ciety, will act as toastmaster. Pro
fessor Schramm, chairman of the
Inter-fraternity council, will an
nounce the scholarship jtandings and
make the awards.
A prominent Lincoln orchestra has
been secured to provide music dur
ing the banquet. Tickets will g0 on
sale the latter part of this week and
may be secured from the stewards
at the different fraternity houses.
All the organizations are expected to
close their tables on that evening to
enable all to attend the banquet.
The Pan-Hellenic banquet will Vm
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neiu me sume evening at
coliseum.
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